Vesa Oittinen
Biographic Data
| ID | 315068 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vesa Oittinen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vesa |
| FAMILY NAME | Oittinen |
| SIGNATURE | OITTINEN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mikhail Lifshits on the Antinomies of Winckelmann
Winckelmann and the Three Epochs of Bourgeois Weltanschauung which was written as an introduction to a Russian edition of Winckelmann's famous treatise on the history of the art in antiquity.In his text, translated into English in 1946, Lifshits saw Winckelmann as an adherent of Enlightenment rationalism (comparing him, i.a., with Robespierre) and tried to show how the later bourgeois reception of Winckelmann's ideas degraded in three steps to fa…
Vladimir Iurinets–A Forgotten Marxist Critic of Husserl
In this paper, I will shortly present a hitherto quite forgotten Soviet Marxist critic of the 1920s, Vladimir Iurinets (, in Ukrainian , 1891(, in Ukrainian , -1936/37)/37).Of Ukrainian origin, he subsequently became one of the numerous victims of Stalinism and of his production only some articles remain.Although my presentation of him is only a first approach, his work and especially his evaluation of the problematic points of Husserl's philosop…
Ilyenkov and Lenin’s Dialectic
Marx's Russian Moment
Aleksandr Bogdanov and Lenin on “Things-In-Themselves”
Questions on the theory of cognition formed one of the focal points in the dispute between orthodox Russian Marxists and Aleksandr Bogdanov and his followers. Bogdanov was an adherent of Mach’s theory, which abandoned Kant’s concept of “things-in-themselves” ( Ding an sich ) outside the cognizing subject. According to Mach and Bogdanov, there is no need to duplicate human experience in appearances given in the senses and things behind these appea…
Evald Ilyenkov and Soviet Philosophy
Vesa Oittinen interviews Andrey Maidansky about Soviet philosophy and the well-known and controversial Soviet philosopher Evald Ilyenkov (1924–79)
When Diderot Met Catherine
The paper deals with the meeting of Catherine ii and Denis Diderot in 1773–1774, which is interpreted as an archetypal event of the clash of Western Enlightenment with a country on the periphery of Western civilisation. Diderot was one of the few Enlightenment thinkers who saw the problems associated with the globalisation of Enlightenment ideas and practices. The problem of “enlightened despotism” is discussed; the suggestion is that it foreshad…
L. S. Vygotskij – Filosofija, psikhologija, iskusstvo
In the foreword to his new book, Sergei Mareev tells us that one of the stimuli that inspired him to write the book was a meeting that took place in the 1970s. Mareev, then a young scholar, met wit
On the Legacy of the International Working Men's Association after 150 Years
The International Working Men's Association (IWMA), nowadays better known as the First International, was founded in London in September 1864. Despite the importance of the event, there has not been much attention to its 150th anniversary. To an extent, this reflects the situation of the present day, with the hegemony of neoliberal politics and, conversely, the weakness of the left, that does not seem to be interested in its own history and the l…
General Rationality Types and Concrete Philosophical Cultures
Interview with Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
Ett standardverk om rysk empiriokriticism
Dialectics of the Ideal
In Dialectics of the Ideal: Evald Ilyenkov and Creative Soviet Marxism Levant and Oittinen provide a window into the subterranean tradition of ‘creative’ Soviet Marxism, which developed on the margins of the Soviet academe and remains largely outside the orbit of contemporary theory in the West. With his ‘activity approach’, E.V. Ilyenkov, its principal figure in the post-Stalin period, makes a substantial contribution toward an anti-reductionist…
"Vesa Oittinen disputes the review of "Max Weber and Russia
[MWS 13.1 (2013) 109-110] ISSN 1470-8078 Vesa Oittinen disputes the review of Max Weber and Russia Vesa Oittinen In the last issue of Max Weber Studies (12.2:273-74) Professor Dittmar Dahlmann reviewed Max Weber and Russia, edited by myself. The review does not seem to have engaged entirely with the contents of the book. Max Weber and Russia consists of materials of a symposium held at the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki in 20…
Dialectics of the Ideal
Marx in Russia
Russia is, for easily understandable reasons, in a special position when we speak about post-1989–91 receptions of Marx. During the Soviet period, Marx was one of the chief icons of the official st
Solov'ëvs Letzte Philosophie – Eine Annäherung an Kant
Marx in Russia
Russia is, for easily understandable reasons, in a special position when we speak about post-1989–91 receptions of Marx. During the Soviet period, Marx was one of the chief icons of the official st
Solov'ëvs Letzte Philosophie – Eine Annäherung an Kant
Marx in Russia
Russia is, for easily understandable reasons, in a special position when we speak about post-1989–91 receptions of Marx. During the Soviet period, Marx was one of the chief icons of the official st
"Vesa Oittinen disputes the review of "Max Weber and Russia
[MWS 13.1 (2013) 109-110] ISSN 1470-8078 Vesa Oittinen disputes the review of Max Weber and Russia Vesa Oittinen In the last issue of Max Weber Studies (12.2:273-74) Professor Dittmar Dahlmann reviewed Max Weber and Russia, edited by myself. The review does not seem to have engaged entirely with the contents of the book. Max Weber and Russia consists of materials of a symposium held at the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki in 20…
Dialectics of the Ideal
General Rationality Types and Concrete Philosophical Cultures
Interview with Thorsten Botz-Bornstein
Ett standardverk om rysk empiriokriticism
Dialectics of the Ideal
In Dialectics of the Ideal: Evald Ilyenkov and Creative Soviet Marxism Levant and Oittinen provide a window into the subterranean tradition of ‘creative’ Soviet Marxism, which developed on the margins of the Soviet academe and remains largely outside the orbit of contemporary theory in the West. With his ‘activity approach’, E.V. Ilyenkov, its principal figure in the post-Stalin period, makes a substantial contribution toward an anti-reductionist…
On the Legacy of the International Working Men's Association after 150 Years
The International Working Men's Association (IWMA), nowadays better known as the First International, was founded in London in September 1864. Despite the importance of the event, there has not been much attention to its 150th anniversary. To an extent, this reflects the situation of the present day, with the hegemony of neoliberal politics and, conversely, the weakness of the left, that does not seem to be interested in its own history and the l…
When Diderot Met Catherine
The paper deals with the meeting of Catherine ii and Denis Diderot in 1773–1774, which is interpreted as an archetypal event of the clash of Western Enlightenment with a country on the periphery of Western civilisation. Diderot was one of the few Enlightenment thinkers who saw the problems associated with the globalisation of Enlightenment ideas and practices. The problem of “enlightened despotism” is discussed; the suggestion is that it foreshad…
L. S. Vygotskij – Filosofija, psikhologija, iskusstvo
In the foreword to his new book, Sergei Mareev tells us that one of the stimuli that inspired him to write the book was a meeting that took place in the 1970s. Mareev, then a young scholar, met wit
Evald Ilyenkov and Soviet Philosophy
Vesa Oittinen interviews Andrey Maidansky about Soviet philosophy and the well-known and controversial Soviet philosopher Evald Ilyenkov (1924–79)
Aleksandr Bogdanov and Lenin on “Things-In-Themselves”
Questions on the theory of cognition formed one of the focal points in the dispute between orthodox Russian Marxists and Aleksandr Bogdanov and his followers. Bogdanov was an adherent of Mach’s theory, which abandoned Kant’s concept of “things-in-themselves” ( Ding an sich ) outside the cognizing subject. According to Mach and Bogdanov, there is no need to duplicate human experience in appearances given in the senses and things behind these appea…
Marx's Russian Moment
Ilyenkov and Lenin’s Dialectic
Vladimir Iurinets–A Forgotten Marxist Critic of Husserl
In this paper, I will shortly present a hitherto quite forgotten Soviet Marxist critic of the 1920s, Vladimir Iurinets (, in Ukrainian , 1891(, in Ukrainian , -1936/37)/37).Of Ukrainian origin, he subsequently became one of the numerous victims of Stalinism and of his production only some articles remain.Although my presentation of him is only a first approach, his work and especially his evaluation of the problematic points of Husserl's philosop…
Mikhail Lifshits on the Antinomies of Winckelmann
Winckelmann and the Three Epochs of Bourgeois Weltanschauung which was written as an introduction to a Russian edition of Winckelmann's famous treatise on the history of the art in antiquity.In his text, translated into English in 1946, Lifshits saw Winckelmann as an adherent of Enlightenment rationalism (comparing him, i.a., with Robespierre) and tried to show how the later bourgeois reception of Winckelmann's ideas degraded in three steps to fa…
Political science (10 works) · Epistemology (9 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · History (5 works) · Marxist philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)